Prayer is our invitation to God to intervene in the affairs of earth. It is our request for Him to work His ways in this world. – Myles Munroe
The most common phrase bandied about these days is ‘Oh my God’. People say it automatically all the time – not realising that that’s a form of prayer. – Morrissey
I’m really in touch, whether it’s prayer or meditation… there are so many powers greater than me in the world. I’ve been blessed and lucky enough to have been given a gift to share with other people. – Lindsay Lohan
I have fabulous sons, but unfortunately, they both have that thrill-seeker gene – bigger, higher, faster, scarier. I have a deal with God. If I’m breathing, that’s a prayer for my sons’ safety. – Linda Thompson
Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled by God. – John Buchan
I don’t need politicians doing a 24-hour prayer with Oral Roberts to get our country back on track. – Lewis Black
Every one should find some suitable time, day or night, to sink into his depths, each according to his own fashion. Not every one is able to engage in contemplative prayer. – Johannes Tauler
In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus assumes that asking for forgiveness would be a daily occurrence, as would praying that we might be delivered from evil and led not into temptation. – Kevin DeYoung
He had one uniform practice, and a very bad one it was, during the time of family worship, and just three or four seconds before the conclusion of the prayer, he started to his feet, and ran barking round the apartment like a crazed beast. – James Hogg
To properly prepare to receive personal revelation, we must repent, ask through prayer, be obedient, search the scriptures, fast, think pure thoughts, and develop a spirit of reverence. – L. Lionel Kendrick
Prayer is not an old woman’s idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action. – Mahatma Gandhi
Experience teaches us that we do not always receive the blessings we ask for in prayer. – Mary Baker Eddy
God is not a vending machine where if you put in enough prayer quarters we get a Reese’s Pieces bag that pops out. – Joel C. Rosenberg
The physical voice we use in prayer need not be great nor startling; even should we not lift up any great cry or shout, God will yet hear us. – Origen
The story of Christian reformation, revival, and renaissance underscores that the darkest hour is often just before the dawn, so we should always be people of hope and prayer, not gloom and defeatism. God the Holy Spirit can turn the situation around in five minutes. – Os Guinness
A prayer that must have a cannon behind it better never be uttered. Forgiveness ought not to go in partnership with shot and shell. Love need not carry knives and revolvers. – Robert Green Ingersoll
A soul which gives itself to prayer, either much or little, should on no account be kept within narrow bounds. – Saint Teresa of Avila
Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things. – Samuel Butler
I still say the ‘Lord’s Prayer’ every day. It covers a lot of ground in our relation to the world. – Rupert Sheldrake
God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer you can pray is this: ‘Use me.’ – Rick Warren
The music that I have learned and want to give is like worshipping God. It’s absolutely like a prayer. – Ravi Shankar
We should not permit prayer to be taken out of the schools; that’s the only way most of us got through. – Sam Levenson
I lived in Saudi Arabia in the late 1970s. It was, for a Westerner, pretty idyllic. There were the religious police; there were the rules; there were the prayer times. But it was as if we were existing in two separate universes. The Westerners were just allowed to get on with their way of life. – Robert Lacey
Think of God; attachments will gradually drop away. If you wait till all desires disappear before starting your devotion and prayer, you will have to wait for a very long time indeed. – Ramana Maharshi
If I had to pick, I’d say my favorite book is ‘A Prayer For Owen Meany’, by John Irving. – Sarah Dessen
Just the same way I’d say a prayer before going onstage, taking that even further and using the drum to inspire people. And using that as a vehicle for the intention. – Rick Allen
Prayer for many is like a foreign land. When we go there, we go as tourists. Like most tourists, we feel uncomfortable and out of place. Like most tourists, we therefore move on before too long and go somewhere else. – Robert McAfee Brown